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Americans consumer spending expected to be boosted by vaccine rollout, but online will continue to be key
May 26, 2021
Eighty percent of American consumers plan to continue to shop online post-pandemic
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Pandemic accelerates the adoption of smart manufacturing processes
May 25, 2021
A new study shows how COVID-19 accelerated the need for technological enhancements in manufacturing, and are now the key to their success
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Lack of improvement in supplier visibility could spell supply chain disaster
May 24, 2021
Seventy-two percent of organisations are concerned as supplier intelligence has remained inadequate to crisis-proof supply chains
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Supply chain disruptions may have caused up to $4 trillion in lost revenues
May 19, 2021
Sixty-four percent of US and European companies report revenue losses of between six and 20% in 2020
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Survey showcases the growing impact and benefits of 5G
May 18, 2021
Ninety-nine percent of those polled predict end-users are going to benefit from 5G within the next five years
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COVID-19 drives major spending push into supply chain management technologies
May 11, 2021
Complexity in supply chains revealed by pandemic will nearly double global TMS revenues to $31 billion by 2025
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Digital transformation considered the leading element of innovation in the supply chain
May 5, 2021
Forty-seven percent of supply chain professionals define innovation as “digital transformation”, with improved analytics, visibility technology and robotics as top priorities for 2021
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Study shows the financial upside of digitising supply chains
Apr 28, 2021
Eighty-five percent of American manufacturers expect digitisation to improve cash flow, profitability and revenue
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Half of supply chains still highly reliant on manual data analysis
Apr 27, 2021
Forty-nine percent of supply chain executives still combing data manually when making decisions, and only 23% have automated reporting on spending
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China-Europe rail freight gets boost from Suez crisis
Apr 22, 2021
A snarled Suez route has made rail transport from China into Europe look all the more attractive
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E-commerce logistics market jumps nearly 30% in 2020
Apr 15, 2021
Global market grew by 27.3% last year
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Amazon increases dominance in the US market
Apr 15, 2021
A whopping 42% of consumers are buying the majority of their goods on Amazon, an 83% growth since the onset of the pandemic
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Study shows rising confidence in cross-border business opportunities
Apr 14, 2021
Forty-two percent of companies are now seeing the best growth opportunities outside of their home markets
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More than half of companies lack end-to-end visibility in their supply chains
Apr 9, 2021
Companies are looking to prioritise resiliency through sustainability, planning and relationship management, but many are early on in this journey
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Despite construction boom, demand for US industrial space looks likely to exceed supply in 2021
Apr 8, 2021
CBRE report highlights strong market fundamentals, with 44% of space under construction already pre-leased
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US port congestion driving long-term changes to trade routes
Apr 8, 2021
Although the Asia-to-Europe sea lanes captured recent attention, bottlenecks and changing production centres are creating waves in US import routes as well
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Visibility, coordination and labour constraints the major pain points in fulfilment
Mar 30, 2021
Survey of US brands finds 39% struggle with visibility for external fleets and 29% regularly find themselves without enough delivery drivers
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Start-up helmed by founder of Amazon Air and former head of Walmart’s e-commerce transportation division raises $4.9 million in seed round
Mar 29, 2021
Pandion is an e-commerce parcel network and has announced funding from a seed round after being in stealth
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Online brands report huge jump in e-commerce investment for 2021
Mar 24, 2021
Majority of e-commerce site leaders in survey say they will increase investments into e-commerce initiatives 50% above 2020 levels this year
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Global survey finds Millennials and Gen-X driving cross-border e-commerce boom
Mar 23, 2021
68% of global consumers shopped cross-border in 2020 with those under 34 the most ardent international e-commerce consumers
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79% of engineering, procurement and construction service providers in survey have deployed a control tower but less than half reaping rewards
Mar 22, 2021
Accenture survey says only 34% have reduced equipment and material costs
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40% of companies say their supply chains failed them at the height of the pandemic
Mar 17, 2021
Major re-evaluation of supply chain risk occurring due to fallout from COVID-19
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Last mile delivery in North America expected to grow 16% per year between 2021 and 2025
Mar 16, 2021
After nearly 15% growth in 2020, market is expected to accelerate growth over the next five years as consumers continue to turn to home delivery
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65% of US retailers increased domestic production following COVID-19 says research
Mar 15, 2021
Survey suggests that US manufacturing base is receiving substantial investment, as 24% of respondents said they had established domestic production for the first time
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Has COVID-19 delayed the creation of the sustainable supply chain?
Mar 10, 2021
In a new Reuters Events: Supply Chain report, supply chain executives asked about their business aims in 2021 said sustainability has fallen down their checklists